Kinema Junpo (ã‚ãƒ ãƒžæ—¬å ±, Kinema JunpÅ ), commonly called Kinejun
(ã‚ム旬), is Japan's oldest film magazine and began publication in
July 1919. It was first published three times a month, using the
Japanese Jun (æ—¬) system of dividing months into three parts, but the
postwar Kinema JunpÅ has been published twice a month.The magazine
was founded by a group of four students, including SaburÅ Tanaka, at
the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Technical High School at the
time). In that first month, it was published three times on days with
a "1" in them. These first three issues were printed on art paper and
had four pages each. Kinejun initially specialized in covering foreign
films, in part because its writers sided with the principles of the
Pure Film Movement and strongly criticized Japanese cinema. It later
expanded coverage to films released in Japan. While long emphasizing
film criticism, it has also served as a trade journal, reporting on
the film industry in Japan and announcing new films and trends.After
their building was destroyed in the Great KantÅ earthquake in
September 1923, the Kinejun offices were moved to the city of Ashiya
in the Hanshin area of Japan, though the main offices are now back in
Tokyo.The Kinema Junpo awards began in 1926, and their 10 best list is
considered iconic and prestigious.
(ã‚ム旬), is Japan's oldest film magazine and began publication in
July 1919. It was first published three times a month, using the
Japanese Jun (æ—¬) system of dividing months into three parts, but the
postwar Kinema JunpÅ has been published twice a month.The magazine
was founded by a group of four students, including SaburÅ Tanaka, at
the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Technical High School at the
time). In that first month, it was published three times on days with
a "1" in them. These first three issues were printed on art paper and
had four pages each. Kinejun initially specialized in covering foreign
films, in part because its writers sided with the principles of the
Pure Film Movement and strongly criticized Japanese cinema. It later
expanded coverage to films released in Japan. While long emphasizing
film criticism, it has also served as a trade journal, reporting on
the film industry in Japan and announcing new films and trends.After
their building was destroyed in the Great KantÅ earthquake in
September 1923, the Kinejun offices were moved to the city of Ashiya
in the Hanshin area of Japan, though the main offices are now back in
Tokyo.The Kinema Junpo awards began in 1926, and their 10 best list is
considered iconic and prestigious.
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